Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected new pope

March 12, 2013

A new pope has been chosen at the Vatican

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Nuns walk under the colonnade as a rain storm passes over St Peter's Square on March 12, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI?s successor is being chosen by the College of Cardinals in Conclave in the Sistine Chapel. The 115 cardinal-electors, meeting in strict secrecy, will need to reach a two-thirds-plus-one vote majority to elect the 266th Pontiff.

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Nuns walk under the colonnade as a rain storm passes over St Peter's Square on March 12, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI?s successor is being chosen by the College of Cardinals in Conclave in the Sistine Chapel. The 115 cardinal-electors, meeting in strict secrecy, will need to reach a two-thirds-plus-one vote majority to elect the 266th Pontiff.